I went to Tri-cites on 'errands' today. My DH's Parents have moved into an Assisted Living place and I wanted to go and see where it was and visit since I haven't seen them in a while. They are doing well, and they even had room service while I was there. The best part of their lunch was that they served Lemon Meringue Pie for dessert. I asked the lunch girl, "How did you know?" She didn't of course but it made me feel good that they are being taken care of there. Less worrying for a while. It wasn't an easy decision for the Family, but it is a good thing. The parents chose this place themselves.
I took the time to visit some Antique shops in Downtown Kennewick before heading home. This cute 'toy' sewing machine was at the former ROXY Theater Antique shop. Cute but not what I am really looking for.
I saw only this one Dresden Plate Quilt. It was heavy and it was tied.
I asked where there might be more Antique shops in Downtown and was directed to go to the stop light and down 1st street. I walked inside the 1st Street Antique Shop and looked down low and saw some suitcase and machine looking things. There was a Bentwood "tombstone" machine there and in the far corner, hidden in the Black case...I saw it looked to be about the right size and turned over the tag. It said "SINGER FEATHERWEIGHT" and I said, SOLD! He gave me a little off the asking price even without much haggling. He plugged it in and I checked to make sure the bobbin case was there. It sounded good to me so I walked out with it and didn't even take anymore time to even look around.
The Quiltingrandma is a Happy Camper today! She was made in Elizabethport, NJ around August 22, 1950. her serial Number starts with the AJ and that is what the Singer Dating website says
HERE and
HERE. Wanna closer peek???
She has all these attachments and even the owner's Manual. The gold seal isn't the "centennial seal", but I'm just so happy to have found one that runs and was an OK price. Happy Anniversary to me and Merry Christmas too! I am so Happy. I think I'll call her
Lizzy! She's a Jersey Girl. That name is much better than Snookie.
